Fantastic read. But the reality it reveals is somewhat depressing. There seem to be two completely incompatible views of people’s worth: for fascists, people are only valuable for what they procure for society or how they benefit the fascists. For liberalism: people have inherent value. These two disparate world views seem to explain fascists and supporters turning a blind eye to even unspeakable horrors.
Liberals are at a distinct disadvantage playing by the rules and telling the truth. Truth does not matter to fascists. In fact, this book explains how to understand even irrational narratives like pizzagate as a tool used to represent feelings and a consistent worldview — not at all intended to convey objective reality. The stories are useful for political purposes - not unlike the fascist supporters who eat up the lies authoritarians tell them, so long as they comport with their core beliefs (such as how …
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axleyjc rated The Echo Wife: 3 stars
axleyjc rated Summary of Educated : A Memoir by Tara Westover: 5 stars
axleyjc reviewed How fascism works by Jason Stanley
As the child of refugees of World War II Europe and a renowned philosopher and …
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4 stars
Fantastic read. But the reality it reveals is somewhat depressing. There seem to be two completely incompatible views of people’s worth: for fascists, people are only valuable for what they procure for society or how they benefit the fascists. For liberalism: people have inherent value. These two disparate world views seem to explain fascists and supporters turning a blind eye to even unspeakable horrors.
Liberals are at a distinct disadvantage playing by the rules and telling the truth. Truth does not matter to fascists. In fact, this book explains how to understand even irrational narratives like pizzagate as a tool used to represent feelings and a consistent worldview — not at all intended to convey objective reality. The stories are useful for political purposes - not unlike the fascist supporters who eat up the lies authoritarians tell them, so long as they comport with their core beliefs (such as how liberals are actually mortal enemies of freedom,etc.)
axleyjc rated Where The Crawdads Sing: 5 stars
Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Lorenzo F. Díaz
For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet fishing village. Kya Clark is barefoot and wild; …
axleyjc rated Agent Sonya: 5 stars
axleyjc rated The Blackbird Girls: 5 stars
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin D. Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world's biggest …
axleyjc rated The Crypt Thief (Hugo Marston #2): 3 stars
axleyjc rated Is everyone hanging out without me? (and other concerns): 3 stars
axleyjc rated The Color Purple [Japanese Edition]: 4 stars
![Alice Walker, Y. Yanagisawa: The Color Purple [Japanese Edition] (Paperback, 1986, Shueisha)](https://bookwyrm-social.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/images/covers/e541abe6-3c35-464b-aa80-1802c8eecad7.jpeg)
The Color Purple [Japanese Edition] by Alice Walker, Y. Yanagisawa
The Color Purple is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for …
axleyjc rated Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Trail: 5 stars
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Trail by Cheryl Strayed (A Borzoi Book)
A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from …
axleyjc rated Fahrenheit 451 de Ray Bradbury: 4 stars
Fahrenheit 451 de Ray Bradbury by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, …
axleyjc rated Ender's Game: 4 stars
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game, #1)
In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and …
axleyjc rated Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: 5 stars
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
This is the diary of a young Jewish girl whose family went into hiding from the Nazis in 1942 when …